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Convalescence
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Period of recovery
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Communicable
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Capable of being passed on readily
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Epidemiology
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Science of identifying the causative factors and tracking the pattern or occurrence of disease
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Epidemic
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Occurs when a higher than expected number of cases of an infectious disease occurs with a given area
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Exacerbation
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An increase in the severity of a disease or in any of its signs or symptoms
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Local
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Restricted to or pertaining to one spot or part; not general
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Latent (skip)
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Lesion
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Almost any abnormality involving any
tissue or organ due to any disease or any injury
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Manifestations
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Signs and symptoms of disease
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Morbidity
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Indicates the number of people with a disease within a group
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Mortality
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Indicates the number of deaths resulting from a particular disease within a group
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Occurrence
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Frequency of a disease tracked by incidence and prevalence
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Prevalence
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Number of new and old or existing cases in a specific population and within a specified time period
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Remission
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Manifestations of the disease subside or are absent
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Reportable disease
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Disease that must be reported to federal, state, or local health officials when diagnosed
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